Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Reading Notes: Ramayana PDE Part A

Manthara and Keikeyi

Main Characters: 
Manthara
Keikeyi

Plot:
Manthara despises Rama because of a past incident and goes to Keikeyi the day before Rama's coronation to tell Keikeyi to stop it from happening, otherwise Keikeyi's son, Bharata, would be exiled in the future. Manthara reminds Keikeyi that she still has two favors to request from the king after she saved the king's life. Keikeyi demands that the king banishes Rama for 14 years and make Bharata the king instead.

Setting: On the palace roof

Story Idea: I want to tell the story from Manthara's point of view because the story makes her out to be a really evil person who convinces the queen to betray the king but Manthara never told Keikeyi what to ask the king for. She never told the queen to banish Rama for 14 years. 


Manthara and Keikeyi: Ramayana

Bibliography. "Ramayana" from Indian Myth and Legend by Donald A. Mackenzie, web source

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